Sunday, October 24, 2010

You need a permit for a tent

Putting up party tents without obtaining the required permits can get you in trouble with the law. Just ask the owner of a home near 117th Street and Linden Boulevard in South Ozone Park.

Last Friday evening, a multi-city agency task force, led by officers from the 106th Precinct, descended on a South Ozone Park residence that put up party tents without the necessary city permits, according to precinct Community Affairs Officer Ken Zorn. He said the police were responding to community complaints.

Zorn said the homeowner had put up a large tent encompassing the whole property, adding that the way the tents were erected, there was no way to exit the property if there was a fire because port-a-potties blocking the exit.

Zorn said that, under the law, if you are holding any type of event and putting up a tent in a fenced location with more than 75 people you need to obtain a temporary assembly permit. He added that the Department of Buildings (DOB) must inspect the tent to make sure that it is structurally sound, and that the Fire Department is also required to inspect the structure to ensure that it is safe.

Zorn said the owner of the house was issued two Environment Control Board violations by DOB; one for operation of a temporary place of assembly without a permit and the second for erecting tents on a property without the required permit.

11 comments:

Oh geez.. what nonsense can they ticket people for next--- is this of major importance?? - how about rounding up criminals who are stealing our way of life - instead of focusing on one family with a tent - I cant imagine how much money this cost NYC taxpayers!!!

Look at the weather report for that Friday. There was a high wind advisory. Was that tent properly tied down? Perhaps for once the DOB was actually doing its job by making sure a location was safe for the people inside it. In that neighborhood jerry-rigged tents, awnings, and overcrowded parties are commonplace.

Oh geez.. what nonsense can they ticket people for next--- is this of major importance?? - how about rounding up criminals who are stealing our way of life - instead of focusing on one family with a tent - I cant imagine how much money this cost NYC taxpayers!!!----------------------------------- What is wrong with enforcing the law? Isn't this the kind of stuff we are always demanding that the city enforce?

I'm sure the real problem is not the tent, but the people who live there and the behavior of them and their company. This doesn't seem to be an isolated incident. Is this a regular erection or is this tent up on a semi-permanent basis?

Oh sure - 100 people show on 57th Ave next to the Verizon Newtown property every Saturday night, pay admittance to a front yard with a blue tarp where beer and drinks are sold and the live music w/ MC begins promptly at 11 PM - you heard right 11 PM at night.

The 110 precinct does respond and the neighbors are about to torch the place if they lose another night's sleep. So what happens when things turn ugly as they did a few weeks ago when gun-shots were heard ?? Nothing - many of the folks who show up are Mexican laborers and are protected by the POS. The Police precinct is instructed to stay away from these issues.

Rep Joe Crowley is for illegal status as they provide him with votes that vote often!

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